Ratings
Ratings are based on a four star system.
One star means that the commercials are more entertaining than the program.
Two stars watch if you have nothing better to do.
Three stars is good solid entertainment.
Four stars means you never dreamed television could be this good.

Being Human is a horror comedy series based on a British show of the same title about a
vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost who share an apartment. It debuted on SyFy in January to an audience
in the two million viewer range. This would get a series cancelled on network television, but
for SyFy it's huge -- the final episodes of Caprica had less than one million
viewers. Counting repeat airings (but not discounting repeat viewers) the numbers reached
almost four million. By way of comparison, a single January airing of Fringe,
a moderately successful network show, was seen by almost five million viewers. I'm not much
of a horror fan (though I do love Dark Shadows), but I plan to give
Being Human a try. I'll let you know what I think in the mid-February column.

Friday, February 18 Smallville, "Fortune" Supernatural, "The French Mistake"

Monday, February 21 Being Human, "I See Your True Colors, and That's Why I Hate You"

Wednesday, February 22 V, "Birth Pangs"

Thursday, February 24 The Vampire Diaries, "The House Guest"

Friday, February 25 Smallville, "Scion"

The Season Two Finale of V airs March 1. Sanctuary will return in
April. Some time later this year look for the new Battlestar Galactica series:
Blood and Chrome, set ten years into the first Cylon war. The last ten episodes
of Stargate Universe will air sometime this Spring, though Stargate fans
still hope that they can save the Stargate franchise. Fringe, following
in the footsteps of Lost, is talking about a finite story arc lasting seven
years. Game of Thrones comes to HBO in April. Wonder Woman is coming
to tv, probably in the Fall.